I’m a student on Vital Psychedelic Training, and I’m blogging about it here.
Vital Study Zine Week Five: Actually Breaking on Through to the Other Side
The next stage of human consciousness is calling. Are we brave enough to answer?
Dr David Luke is the most intrepid researcher of the psychedelic renaissance - the real ‘new psychonaut’. Straight out of London, his inspirational investigations include DMT space exploration, the psychedelic divine feminine, biophilia (tree hugging) and psionic powers.
Vital Study Zine Week Four: Roll up for the Magical Mystery School
“The beautiful people follow the interesting people, and the rich people follow the beautiful people.”
What is a mystery school? Are we in one? Should we be? What are we doing there? Dr Bill Richards of John Hopkins, himself a modern day mystery school member, dispenses insight on some of psychedelic therapy's trickiest questions.
Vital Study Zine Week Three: Civilisation on Acid
Consciousness expansion from cave painting and the pyramids to the May 2022 Psych Symposium at London’s National Gallery. How far have we got?
Plus: ancient egyptian viagra, the Acer Integration launch, Graph of the Week and more in this intersubjectively regular update.
Vital Study Zine Week Two: The Sacred and the Humane
In Vital’s second lecture Dr Joe Tafur blew minds with a western explanation of shamanic plant medicine healing.
Dr Tafur’s presentation and extensive Q&A included his staggering current research in epigentics, and related conditions ranging from PTSD to cancer.
Vital Study Zine Week One: The Ground Zero of LSD Research
Dr Erika Dyck lectured on “ground zero of LSD research” in 1950s Canada. Her intriguing analysis casts new light on thorny modern-day issues.
These ranged from affordability and addiction orthodoxy, to over-specialisation, the status quo and… chill out DJing.